Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-09-30
new ENGLAND NEWS.

A shocking accident occurred at Lawrence,
Mass, in the yard Of the new Washington
mills. Workmep were engaged in tearing
down one-story building, when the whole
side, some 1875 feet, became loosened and
crashed in. Lawrence Cunningham was
caught by the falling wall and terribly
mangled Other worknen had narrow es-
capes. Cunningham was 2l years OF ago
aud unmarried.
John Pierce and Joseph Desmond, agedS
and IL, respectively, are under arrest for
burglary and attempted breaking. The
boys entered s. II. Copgdon & Co.'S whole
sale shoe establishment in North Adams,
Mass, and took q quantity Of shoes, clocks
and other things, placed them in pile TO be
taken If they had to get out in hurry, then
attempted to crack the safe with hammers
and cold chisels, but they were frightened
away. They were captured and confessed
Pierce has been before the court four times
within month OH various charges, but es-
capped punishment.
A young man dressed in o brown checked
suit and supposed to be Boston commercial
drummer was instantly killed at South
birmingham, Mass. 1t is supposed his name
is w. BedWell, as q business letter from the
house of w. F. johnson & Co., Nos. and 3
Iudia street, Boston, WAS found on his person.
He met his death by jumping on to the Old
Colony train for Fitchburg when it was in
notion falling between the cars and being
cut in two.
Mrs. Ezra S. Allen assembled alone in
balloon from the state fair grounds at Mar
ragansett Park. She reached height Of
three miles and met with diverse currents or
air and whirlwind. The situation grew SO
threatening that she pulled the explosion
cord and fell with the bal Don u mile and
half The force of the fall was broken by
the balloon alightfng in tree top.
The jury in the case of Phillip Pallidoni
the Italian on trial at Bridgeport, CT, for the
murder of his brother, have brought in O
verdict OF murder in the first degree.
Pleuro-pneumonia has made its appear
ance on two farms at Orwell, VT, and the
state commissioner has issued a proclamation
quarantining that town.
Before Judge Nelson, in the United States
districteourt, Albert Howell, letter carrier
in the Boston Postoftice, pleaded guilty to
embezzlement of letters and was sentenced
to IL months in the Jail at Dedham.
One of the most severe sentences ever an
nounced in the superior criminal court at
Dedham for violation of the liquor law, was
pronounced by Judge Blodgett, in sentencing
. Frederick F. Gilman Of Midway to $500 and
costs for letting building for the saEe OF
liquors.
channel in Boston Harbor, his DO It struck u
stake left by the government surveyors, and
the planking was SMASHED. He ran the craft
! ashore Just as it filled and sunk.
A terrible tragedy has been enacted at
Haverhill Mass. A man named James Abb
hott, As years old, widower, and with
family consisting of four children, Mrs. E.
Burton Cumm ngs, Mrs. Hicks, Oracle, Is
years, and George, II years old, had been on
I,7r rlyoY,
racket he went home and shot Mrs Cum
mings through the head with two bullets,
killing her instantly. Then. reloading. hs
shot himself through the head, falling by the
side Of his dau 1hter, and dying an hour
later, Mrs. Cummings was about y years
Old, and leaves no children. No quarrel is
known to have occurred. but 1t was simply
the act of a man demented with rum.
Eugene Flynn of Holyokc, Mass, was held
I in 5000 on charge of manSlaughtcr IN
stabbing Michael Wallace. He was also held
in $1,000 Tor stabbing Patrick Shea. Finn
! went to Jail.
Edmund Robbins, q years old, committed
suicide by blowing his brains out at his
+ boarding place ut Springfield /, Mass He was
employed by the National Needle Company,
/ and about three weeks ago married shop
mate who worked next to him. His mother
then refused to have anything more to do
1
impellel him to commit the decd, Robbins
was well known and was quite preminen- i
! bicycle circles.
The government cable across Vineyard
! sound, which has been broken since Aug. "a,
| has been repaired, and telegraphlc communr
cation between Marthas Vineyard and the
mainland is again established.
About six weeks ago the mysterious disap
| pearance of Christian Nj. Gueth a baker or
! East Boston, was chronicled. His wife and
| other friends profesSed entire ignorance as to
his whereabouts, or the cause OF his sudden
departure, and it was intimated at the time
that possibly he was not IN his right mind
when he deserted his home and friends. 1t
| was lso said that be was heavily in debt,
and had skipped out" to avoid being called
to account by his creditors, his indebtedness
being figured up into the thousands. 1t has
been ascertained that the missing man is
now in New York, sick and destitute, needing
suecor and sympathy
The Fourth and Madison avenue tracks IL
| New York have been utilized within q few
days for passenger car of the usual size,
bearing on its sides, "West End Street Rail
| way Company intended for use in Boston.
1t is furnished with the Sprague motors and
the Julian storage batteries placed under tho
seat give to it its propelling power. Its trial
trips have already demonstrated that in the
near future the electric car will be adopted
on surface roads Mr. Whitney,
the president of the West End, has
! been present and witnessed its capabilt
ties, and has ordered the car to be sent to
Boston, being satisfied that improvements
which are sure to he suggested will sooner be
perfected by practical tests than by short ex-
perimental trials. The car moved very
smoothly, assembled the grade on Madison av-
enue and Fourth avenue with great facility,
and is stopped quicker than the ordinary
horse car. 1t has run as high as IA miles an
hour with the greatest ease. A second car
to be constructed will have improvements on
the first car, and there cannot be much doubt
of the complete success Of this new motive
power. The present car is capable Of heing
run 40 miles with it's force of batteries. The
batteries, when exhausted, can be charged in
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